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• Taurine Found in Energy Drinks May Increase Blood Cancer Risks: Study

  May 20, 2025

  Michael Adams

  A new study indicates that leukemia relies on taurine’s breakdown of sugar in bone cells to spread, despite supplements of the chemical often being recommended to chemotherapy patients.

• Living in Close Proximity to Oil and Gas Wells Increases Childhood Leukemia Risk: Study

  April 24, 2025

  Michael Adams

  New research from the American Academy for Cancer Research coincides with a WHO report, linking gasoline and gasoline additives to numerous kinds of cancer in children and adults.

• Radiation from CT Scans May Cause More Than 100,000 Future Cancer Cases Per Year: Study

  April 18, 2025

  Martha Garcia

  Researchers warn that 5% of new cancer cases diagnosed each year could be attributed solely to the use of CT scans.

• WHO Report Links Gasoline to Leukemia, Other Cancers in Children and Adults

  April 9, 2025

  Michael Adams

  Researchers found that gasoline and some oxygenated gasoline additives could contribute to various cancers, including leukemia and non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.

• Study Finds Benzene Forms in Some Acne Products at Relatively Low Temperatures

  November 13, 2024

  Martha Garcia

  One-third of benzoyl peroxide-based acne cream products began to develop large amounts of cancer-causing benzene, when they reach temperatures just slightly warmer than average.

• CAR-T Cell Therapy Cancer Risks May Drop Off After Two Weeks of Therapy: Study

  August 15, 2024

  Tyler New

  A new study has found the risk of developing secondary cancers after receiving CAR-T cell therapy may drop drastically after the first two weeks.

• New Report Warns of Cancer-Causing Benzene in Generic Versions of Mucinex

  August 14, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  A Bloomberg News special report warns that generic versions of the mucus-relief drug Mucinex uses an ingredient that puts consumers at increased risk of benzene exposure, which could result in increased cancer risks.

• Study Finds Some Pesticides Carry Cancer Risks Similar to Smoking

  July 29, 2024

  Martha Garcia

  Exposure to certain pesticides may increase the risks of particular types of cancer at similar, or higher, rates than caused by smoking cigarettes, researchers warn.

• Studies Find No Link Between Benzoyl Peroxide Acne Products and Cancer Risk

  July 23, 2024

  Martha Garcia

  Two new studies appear to refute claims that benzoyl peroxide-based acne products lead to higher levels of benzene in the blood and an increased risk of cancer.

• Cord Blood Banking Curative Benefits Often Oversold to Parents: NYT Investigation

  July 16, 2024

  Martha Garcia

  A New York Times investigative report warns parents that banking their child's cord blood is often an expensive, fruitless process whose benefits are oversold by cord blood banks even as the medical community moves further away from using the stored stem cells in favor of other approaches.